Improvement in pencil-sharpeners



J. E. ROACHE 8. W. F. REDDING.'

PENCIL SHARPENER.

Patented Apr13,18,7'7.

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JAMES ROACHE AND WILLIAM F. REDDING, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNORS' TOSAID REDDING.

IMPROVEMENT IN PENCIL-SHARPENERS.

Specification forming part or Letters Patent No. 189,060, dated April3182'7; application iiled January 29, 1877.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, JAMES E. ROAGHE and WM. F. REDDIlyG, of the city,county, and State of New York, have inventeda new and useful Improvement'in Rotary Slate-Pen cil Sharpeners; and we do hereby declarein what manner the same is to be constructed, arranged, and operated,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which are lettered tocorrespond with and form a part of the specification.

To enable those who are` skilled in the rnechanic arts to make andoperate the same', we will describe it as follows, to wit:

Figure l is a perspective view. Fig. 2 is a plan view. Fig. 3 is alongitudinal vertical section of the same.

A is the cylindrical shell. B is the base to which the wiper, made ofany suitable material, is attached. Gis the revolving pencilholder. D isthe sanded or emery surface for sharpening the pencil. E is the pin orstem upon which the pencil-holder revolves, and carries the pointthereof around upon the surface D, when operated by the hand while inthe position shown at Fig. 1.

We will now describe the inode of operating our said invention: Hold thewooden cylinder A firmly in the left hand, and with the right hand placethe point of the pencil to be sharpened between the limbs of therevolving holder 0; then grasp the body of the pencil firmly with theright hand, and revolve the same so that the point will rub against theinternal outwardly-flaring sanded surfacel of the shell A, and thusproduce the desired point.

The wiper, attached to base B, is used the same as an ordinary sponge orcloth, the wooden shell A serving as the handle thereof.

After thus describing the several parts of our invention, we would herestate that its novelty consists in the combination of the cylinderA withthe internal sanded surface D, and pencil-holder G and pin E, for thepurpose set forth.

What we claim asl novel and useful, and wish to protect' by LettersPatent of the United States, is-

A pencil-Sharpener, consisting of a cylindrical shell, A,the inner wallof which is coated with sand or emery, and flaring outward from itsbase, in combination with the revolving holder G, operated substantiallyas described.

In testimony whereof we hereunto subscribe our names in the presence oftwo Witnesses.

JAMES E. ROAUHE. WILLIAM F. REDDING.

Witnesses:

WM. H. MAsTERsoN, JOSEPH FLYNN. Y

